Designing A Curve For Garden Bed

Designing a circular flower bed.

Designing a curve for garden bed. The garden looks great from any spot but the view from the top of this slope is spectacular. Using brick or stone create your own winding curved garden paths that cut right between your blooming plants and produce. In general plants in borders are arranged with tall plants taller than 2 to 3 feet placed in the back mid size plants 10 inches to 2 to 3 feet tall in the middle and short plants less than 10 inches in the front of the bed.

It is best to use groupings or drifts of plants for a natural feel. I lay out a uniformly shaped curve from a central radius point. See more ideas about garden design backyard landscaping landscape design.

Both are good strategies. A round flower bed stands alone and that means it requires special design considerations. A flower bed circle design can be trickier than you realize.

Another garden design principle is that you can soften the hard edges of a square or rectangular garden by introducing curves in the design. For our slope we formed three semicircular levels defined by three terraces. It s a great way to keep your plants organized and an even better way to keep your shoes clean from watering and tending to the garden.

My favorite way to lay out a curve in a garden is to use a 100 foot tape measure as a compass of sorts. Then using marking paint not spray paint or a line of powdered limestone i mark the ground as i pivot around. Jun 10 2019 inspirations for a soft and organic shaped garden.

The curved terraces much like the curved lines of beds allow the eye to naturally wander when viewing the garden. See more ideas about garden garden design landscape design. While a very small urban yard doesn t lend itself to a curvilinear design theme there are still ways you can incorporate curves into your garden beds.